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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Creamy rich and delicious dark chocolate buttercream frosting
Course: Frosting
Cuisine: Dessert
Author: Diane Schmidt - createdbydiane.com

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter salted or use 1/2 teaspoon salt if using unsalted butter
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup melted and cooled chocolate chips I use 60% cacao chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa I use dutch process cocoa
  • 3 tablespoons heavy cream

Instructions

  • In the bowl of a mixer, beat butter until smooth and whipped.
  • Add in powdered sugar and mix completely.
  • Add in vanilla extract, chocolate, cocoa, and heavy cream and whip until smooth and creamy.
  • Be sure to scrape down sides so it's all mixed in.
  • Add frosting to a piping bag fitted with a 2D tip (or star tip of your choice) and pipe frosting onto completely cooled cookies.
  • I start in the center of each cookie and press some frosting out then make a swirl around the center a full circle almost to the outer edge of each cookie.